Find the latest wildfire details - including links to the Ready, Set, Go evacuation map, and air quality information on our July 2026 Wildfire emergency page.

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July 2026 Lightning Wildfires

Numerous wildfires continue to burn in northern St. Louis County. The Sheriff's Office and Emergency Management division are assisting the U.S. Forest Service, MN Department of Natural Resources, and numerous local fire departments in responding to these fires. The Ready, Set, Go Evacuation map is activated and anyone in affected areas should be aware and ready to follow instructions as needed.

Air quality is a concern throughout the region due to the wildfire smoke. St. Louis County Public Health is coordinating with area partners to provide safe places for people needing to evacuate and/or find indoor public locations with good air quality.

St. Louis County Evacuation Zone Map

Air Quality Info & Relief Sites

Evacuation Instructions

 

Headlines

Highway 2 and Munger Shaw Road intersections to close for construction beginning Aug. 19 Read more

Highway 2 and Munger Shaw Road intersections to close for construction beginning Aug. 19

Road construction begins Monday, August 19, at the intersection of Highway 2 and Munger Shaw Road in Solway Township. As a result, both roads will be closed at that intersection for approximately six weeks. The county is constructing left-turn lanes on Highway 2 at the intersection with Munger Shaw Road. The project also includes the permanent closure of the connection of County Road 161 (Old Hwy 2) with US 2 just east of Munger Shaw Road.

St. Louis County Public Works to hold open houses at three new facilities Read more

St. Louis County Public Works to hold open houses at three new facilities

St. Louis County Public Works has completed a multi-year project designed to ensure faster and more effective response for road maintenance. The County has constructed three new Public Works campuses, replacing five aged buildings that could no longer effectively serve modern day equipment and service needs. To celebrate and provide residents a look at the new campuses and their capabilities, St. Louis County Public Works will be hosting open house events at each of the new locations, offering tours of the new buildings and a glimpse of the vehicles.

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Emergency Management 

The role of emergency management is to protect lives, property, and environment from natural and/or human-made disasters through preparation, mitigation, response and recovery and to maximize the protection and promotion of public safety, health and welfare during large-scale emergencies. Emergency Management is a division of St. Louis County run out of the Sheriff office.
 

Public Health Emergency Preparedness 

Emergency Preparedness is a unit based out of the department of Public Health responsible for mass care during emergencies in the county. In a public health emergency, we partner with staff from St. Louis County Emergency Management. Together, we work on coordinating temporary shelter locations, organizing and conducting the mass dispensing of vaccines or medicines to the community, sharing information, and providing other public health resources.

Contacts

In emergency or to file a report, call or text 911.

Sheriff's Office Emergency Management Division 218-625-3960

Scott Lesnau, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Email

Grace Elmudesi, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planner Email